More Sand than You can Imagine..

These past few weeks have been amazing!! Drew and I have spent time putting up solar panels for farms as well have assisted in some drilling with the crew. Last week a group came from Rolla, MO. Scott, Chris, Gary and Nick these guys truly were fired up for water projects. They defiantly helped refuel my tank for the coming weeks. This week we start working with the drill crew full time during the weeks. So far this year they have drilled 17 wells!! That’s amazing considering all the work it takes for just one well.

Drew and I are about halfway done with our time here and its quite amazing to see the time fly by. Looking back at some of the pictures I have taken it seems just like yesterday Drew and I came off the plane in another world… Jut a reminder we are basically in the middle of a desert. So far I have seen a Scorpion, camels, goats, sheep, chickens, desert zebra (Donkeys), some cows.

This is what I have been doing since my last update:

June 14^th: Today we packed up our truck and headed three hours outside of town to a village called Kangageti. This is where we set up base came for our week of work.

June 15^th: We headed out bright ad early for another village called Loupwala. There we put up a solar panel and tested the pump. We did not install the pump due to the beneficiaries did not complete the clearing of the land. (They have to do this before they get a solar pump. It is apart of the step-by-step plan to help create a sense of ownership.

June 16^th: My Mom’s Birthday!! Today was a stressful day, as we had to carry all our things across a river to set up another solar at a village called Kitepi. We ended up carrying everything across the river due to it being a market day in the local village.

June 17^th: We packed up and headed back to town in preparation for the church group coming the next day.

June 18^th: The morning was spent relaxing and preparing to meet the church group. When the church group came in we all went out to lunch. After that we took a tour of the near by farms (within an hour of town) that had been established early. This was to help create a sense of focus for the group.

June 19^th: Today is a Saturday so that means team building/meeting in the morning. After that we packed up the two trucks and headed out to Nakor. Once arriving there we set up camp at Gene’s old place of residence (he lived there for 12 years).

June 20^th: Today we headed across river to a church that Gene had never been to at Nakoret. They were very welcoming and very hospitable. Some even came down to help lead us across. After church we went and saw the drill site where we would come help the following day.

June 21^st: Today we headed across the river to the drill site and helped them drill and try to clear the water using a gas pump. We spent all day helping the crew do various activities.

June 22^nd: Drew and I separated from the church group to go help move the drill crew back across the river to a new site. Once this was done we met back up with the group and installed the solar pump at Loupwala. After that was completed we had our daily devotional everyday and then went and saw one of the health clinics in another village.

June 23^rd: Today we went around and set concrete bases for some wells and visited a local school. Drew really got involved with the children dancing and teaching them some new moves.

June 24^th: Today we packed up the trucks and headed back to Lodwar after installing a hand pump at one of the wells we had set a base for. After returning to Lodwar the group from Rolla went shopping for local things and then came back and packed.

June 25^th: The group flies out today. The morning we spent restfully and we took the guys to the airport to see them off. After they had left Drew and I headed back to Gene’s house to help stain a building.

June 26^th: Meeting day!! Today we had our weekly team meeting and then continued to stain the building we had started on the day earlier.

June 27^th: Today we slept in a little and went to church then came back and helped Gene do the various projects he needed to do before leaving tomorrow.

Tomorrow Drew and I head out the bush to join the drilling crew. I ask for prayer that Drew and I will be able to over come any sickness or problem that comes across our way. Please pray for protection while we are working and pray for the hearts of those around us that our words will be encouraging words and not words of doubt or argument.